Bracket.



J. H. THOMPSON,

BRACKEL APPLICATION FILED AUG. 17. 1916.,

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

2 SHEETSSHEET1 1. H. THOMPSON.

BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 11, 1916.

1 1 9750 I Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

JUNE/2727f Jab/7 f7 Thain 75017 JOHN H. THOMPSON, OF ZELYRIA, OHIO.

BRACKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 9, 1918.

Application filed August 17, 1916. Serial No. 115,397.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that-I, JOHN H. THOMPSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elyria, in the county of Lorain and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brackets; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to improvements in brackets, and more particularly to wall brackets for supporting sinks, lavatories and similar devices, and generally to an improvement over the device of my prior Patent N 0. 1,096,967, May 19, 1914.

It is frequently necessary to suspend from a wall, or other support, objects of the character which I have described, some of which are heavy and require several men to locate them. In order that the pipes or other such articles may be properly located with respect to the objects to be suspended from the supports, it is necessary that the brackets should be accurately located. Prior to my entry into the field, so far as I am aware, the method adapted has been principally a cut and try method, which, especially in the case of heavy objects, requires much loss of time, expenditure of energy and frequently the mutilation of the support, and seldom results in accurate arrangement of the parts.

It also frequently happens that it is desired to mount the sink, lavatory or other device, close up against a wainscoting, ledge or other surface, without removing such articles. I aim to produce a device of the character described, in which such objects can be accomplished.

Otherobjects of my invention and the invention itself will probably be best understood from an illustration of particular embodiments of the same.

Referring now to the drawings Figure l is a front elevation of an embodiment of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the bracket shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a section through the bracket, showing it applied and in operation.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of a portion of the bracket and of the object suspended thereby.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the rear of the bracket, showing the portion of the object to be suspended therefrom.

A second modification is shown in Figs. 1i to 6*, inclusive.

Fig. 1" is an elevation of the wall piece.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the wall piece.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view showing the parts assembled and in use.

Fig. P is an end view of the wall piece.

Fig. 5 is a perspective of one of the faucet pieces.

Fig. 6 is a perspective of the parts assembled and in use.

Referring now to the embodiment illustrated in the drawing, at 6 is shown the base member of the bracket, or that portion of 'the bracket which engages the wall or other object from which it is desired to suspend the sink or other article. The portion 6 of the bracket is provided with a plurality of slots or openings 7, through which screws or other suitable means may be inserted to fasten the bracket to the wall. The bracket is suitably formed for the purpose of providing means from which the article, such as the sink 8, is suspended. In the embodiment illustrated, a pocket is formed by cutting away the back of the member 6, as illustrated at 9. This is preferably done by cutting away the rear surface of an inclined line, thus beveling the back edge of the member 6. The member 7 is provided with suitable openings 10, through which the hooks 11, or other fastening means, on the sink 8 may be inserted when the sink 8 is mounted upon the bracket, in a manner to be described.

The bracket is provided with a pair of depending members 13 and 14, and with a bearing member 15. The bearing member 15 is connected to the depending members 13 and 14, and in the form shown, the ends of the member 15 are arc-shaped, as shown at l6 and 17, at its ends where it is connected to the depending members 13 and 14. The bearing member 15 bears against the sink 8, as shown at 20, when the sink is mounted on the bracket. v

The member 15 is provided with one or more openings for a pipe or other objects. In the form shown, two such openings are shown at 21 and 22. A third opening 23 may be provided in the member 15 and the sink may be provided with a protuberance 24, which enters the opening 23 in the mempipes, one of which is illustrated at 40, shall in Fig. 6

coincide with the openings in the sink, the bracket is mounted upon the wall with the opening 21 therein over the end of the pipe, and in case there are more pipes, the openings in the bearing member 15 of the bracket are so spaced that each will coincide with each of the pipes. The sink is then elevated and the hooks 11 passed through one of the openings 10, and the other through one of the openings 30 or 31 in the member 6, and then the sink is slid along with the hooks in the ocket between the beveled surface of the ase member 6 and the wall 50, as will be clear from Fig. 5, until the hooks are past the openings 21 and 22 in the member 15. The spigot 60 is then screwed on and the parts are secured firmly together. It will be seen that the sink can atonce be mounted in the desired position, and that even though it is desired to mount the sink with the top flush with the bottom surface of a ledge as illustrated in Fig. 3, this may be accomplished, without difliculty.

I will now refer to the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive. In addition to the objects named, I aim in such embodiment to produce a device of the character described, which is cheaper and easier to manufacture than the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 5, and which permits of more adjustments. At is shown the wall piece, the body portion 51 of which is provided with a plurality of openings 52 through which means are inserted to attach the Wall piece to the wall. Other openings 53 are provided to connect the wall piece to the faucet piece, shown at 54 in Fig. 5. The fastening means employed are shown at 55 Any suitable means, such as screws, nails or bolts may be employed. A flange piece 56 is connected to the body portion 51 of the Wall member. In the form shown this flange. is integral with the part 51 and is turned over at right angles there- Two retaining lugs 57 are provided upon the wall piece by which the silik is retained. In the form shown these lugs are upon the member 56 and as illustrated made inte ral therewith by striking up a portion of the flange 56. The lugs are preferably near the ends of the wall piece and are composed of a main portion 58 which is substantially parallel to the general direction of the wall piece and the sides 59 and 60 naenars stantially perpendicular thereto and provided with a .slotted opening 76 through which the members 55 pass when the faucet piece is connected to the wall piece, as illustrated in Fig. 6*.

As will be seen, the pieces in the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive are made of sheet metal, most of the operations upon which can be performed upon punch presses. The wall pieces and the faucet pieces are mounted in the proper positions and the sink is placed in position and then slid along the wall, the cams 59 or 60 operating upon the lug 61 to cam the sink into proper position. The faucet piece may also the invention itself being set. forth in the appended claims.

I claim 1. As an article of manufacture, the combination of a bracket having a base member, the back edge of the top of the base member being beveled oil? to form an elongated, openended pocket to cooperate with hooks upon the article to be suspended from the bracket, the ends of the base member being cut away to form passages for said hooks, openings being cut in the base member to form other passages for said hooks, said passages adapted to permit said article to be slidably mounted upon said bracket, a pair of depending members on said base member, a bearing member connected to said depending members and provided witha bearing surface to bear against said article, said bearing member being provided with one or more openings to register with one or more openings in said article when said article is mounted on said bracket. a

2. In a bracket, the combination of a base member having bearing surfaces formed b beveli'ng 0d the back edge of the top thereo wagers saidbearing surfaces adapted to cotiperate withhooks uppn an article to be suspended provided with a bearing surface to 0061)- erate with the article to be suspended from the bracket and with one or more openings to cooperate with one or more openings in said article.

3. In a bracket, the combination of a base member having the top of its back portion beveled off to form an elongated, open-ended pocket and bearing surfaces for hooks upon an article to be suspended from the bracket, said base member being provided with openings and having its ends cut away to form passages for said hooks into said,

pocket, a air of depending members on said base mem er, a bearing member connected to said depending members and supported thereby from the base, said bearing member being provided with a"bearing' surface to engage said article and with one or more openingsto register with one or more openings in said article, and with another opening' to register with a protuberance upon said article.

. 4. In a bracket, the combination of a base member provided with a hook engaging pocketin the rear part of its top, said base member having a slot cut through the top of its front to provide a passage for a hook into said pocket, a bearing member, and means to connect the bearing member to the base member, said bearing member provided with one or more openings to register with one or more openings in the article to be suspended from the bracket.

' In witness whereof, I have hereunto this 14 day of August, 1916.

signed my name i JOHN H. THOMPSON. 

